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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say the book is for a general audience?
(a) True stories about birth parents.
(b) Her own memoirs.
(c) A way to tell about the culture from which these Chinese girls came.
(d) A way to fill in the blanks of an important human interaction.

2. What major event occurs three days before Mark and Karin leave for China?
(a) Karin's father's funeral.
(b) Mark and Karin close on a new house.
(c) Mark is promoted.
(d) Mark's brother's wedding.

3. How old is the author's daughter when they adopt her?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) One day.
(d) One year.

4. What does Karin put in the notebook decorated with Chinese characters?
(a) Letters to her future child.
(b) Poetry.
(c) A diary.
(d) Notes for a writing assignment.

5. Which of these is NOT an item mentioned as having been found with an abandoned baby?
(a) A yam.
(b) A stuffed panda bear.
(c) String bracelets.
(d) A bag of rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the estimated cost of adopting a child from China?

2. How does the author refer to other girls adopted from China?

3. Which of these is NOT a traditional Chinese saying disparaging daughters?

4. What is the title of the British documentary about Chinese orphanages?

5. What book does Karin mention is one of her favorites?

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